Sleeping garment for infants



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SLEEPING GARMENT FOR INFANTS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March l9, l9

INVEN TOR. [cf/770 4/0 A? 60/001" Arraz/vzv Patented Dec. 20, 1949UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

My invention relates to infants garments and particularly to a new anduseful set of garments in which a child may be enclosed while in a cribor the like.

It is well known that considerable difiiculty is usually experienced inkeeping an infant or small child properly covered while sleeping orlying in a crib. The various expedients which have been employed in thepast for keeping the infant or child so covered have prevented freebodily movements as well as free movements of his arms and legs.

Therefore, the principal object of my invention is to provide a simple,comparatively cheap set of garments or coverings for a child when in acrib or the like, which will positively insure that he will remainproperly covered and yet will not interfere with the free movements ofthearms, hands, and legs or prevent the child from changing his positionfrom time to time, as by rolling over and over, or turning from side toside.

I accomplish these objects by means of the novel elements and thecombination and arrangements thereof described below and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of agown element;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an envelope ele ment;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, perspective View of the envelope elementshowing how it may be folded and secured in folded position to vary theheight or depth thereof;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary, perspective view similar to Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view partially in section of a crib;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, perspective view of a crib showing my envelopeelement applied to the mattress;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 6 but showing an infantpositioned in the crib; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary, perspective view of a detail.

Referring to the drawings- My invention comprises a gown l, preferablyprovided with comparatively short sleeves 2 and having a neck opening 3in the top thereof which is provided with tapes 4 and 5 for tying thegown around the neck of the infant. The bottom of the-gown is open, asshown at 5, and attached to the central portion of the bottom on thefront and back, respectively, thereof. areitapesl and 8, the function ofwhich will be described below.

The other element of my invention comprises a bag-like envelope 9 whichis entirely closed along one side l0, along the bottom i l and along theother side l2 from the bottom to a point l3 adjacent the open top H: sothat the upper side may be folded back, as shown at is in Fig. 2. Theupper and lower sides of the envelope at the corners adjacent thepartially open side are provided with tapes l6 and I7, and intermediatethese corners and the point l3, where the side of the envelope begins tobe closed, the upper and lower sides of the envelope are provided withtabs I8 and I9 which are stitched thereto and provided with buttonholes26 and 2| adapted to pass the tapes l6 and IT, as shown in ,Figs. 3 and.4. Thus, when the upper portion of the envelope 9 is folded downwardly,as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the tapes l6 and llmay be passed through thebuttonholes 20 and 2| and tied together to hold the upper portion of theenvelope in downfolded position. The upper side of the envelope in thecenter thereof, and adjacent the closed bottom is provided with a buttonhole 22, the function of which will be described below.

In Fig.5, I have shown a fragmentary portion of a crib 23 having theusual mattress 24 thereon, the usualpad 25 and a sheet 26 overlying thepad.

In order to apply my invention thereto, the envelope 9 is slipped overthe mattress, pad, and overlying sheet, asshown in Fig. 6, and theinfant, with the gown I thereon, is slipped. between the upper side ofthe envelope and the sheet, as shown in Fig. '7. The tapes I and 8 arepassed through the buttonhole 22 in the envelope and tied, eitherdirectly to the screw eye 27 in the bottom of the crib, or to one of apair of rings 28 which are pivotally connected together at 29 (see Fig.8); the other ring of the pair being tied to the screw eye 21. The tapesIt and Il may be tied to the side of the crib, as shown at '30 in Fig.7, to hold the opening in the side of the envelope closed.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the tapes I and 8, which aresecured directly or indirectly tothe screw eye in the bottom of'thecrib, will hold the gown element beneath the upper side ofthe envelopeso'that the child cannotcrawl or otherwise move out of the envelope.However, thefact that the gown, with'the child therein, is held withinthe envelope, does not prevent the child from turning over and over anunlimited number oftimes since the tapes I and 8 will merely becometwisted together if they are tied directly to the screw eye 27, and, ifthey are tied through the pair of rings 28, as illustrated in Fig. 7,the rings will form a swivel connection which will tend to prevent thetwisting of the tapes I and 8. The infants hands are free to handle toysand take care of such small needs as rubbing the eyes, scratching,holding a nursing bottle, etc. The infant may move his feet and legs upand down inside of the gown for eXercise and change of position but hecannot bring his feet up over the edge of the envelope and thus freehimself of the bed clothes.

The gown and elements may be made of various material such as flannel orknitwear for use in cold weather, or muslin or light knitwear for use insummer and, of course, additional coverings, such as blankets, may beplaced over the envelope.

The fact that the gown element is open at the bottom makes it veryconvenient for toilet training the infant who can be readily removedfrom the crib by simply untying the tapes 1 and 8.

While I have described my invention in its pre ferred embodiment, it isto be understood that the words which I have used are words ofdescription rather than of limitation and that changes, within thepurview of the appended claims, may be made without departing from thetrue scope and spirit of my invention in its broader aspects.

What I claim is:

l. A sleeping outfit for infants comprising a gown provided with a neckopening at the top, :7:

a pair of sleeves, and a tape having one end thereof secured to saidgown adjacent the bottom thereof; and an envelope comprising a bag-likeelement open at the top and entirely separate from said gown; saidelement being of a size and length adapting it to be slipped lengthwiseover a crib mattress to enclose said mattress from the foot to a zoneadjacent the head thereof, and to overlie an infant wearing said gownwhen placed on said'mattress and within said envelope; said envelopebeing provided adjacent the bottom thereof with an opening adapted topass said tape; whereby an infant wearing said gown may be positionedwithin said envelope between the top thereof and said mattress, and besecured therein after said tape hasv been passed through the opening insaid envelope and secured to said crib.

2. A sleeping outfit for infants comprising the combination with a gown,of a bag-like element open at one end and entirely separate from saidgown; said element being of a size adapting it to be slipped lengthwiseover a crib mattress to enclose said mattress from the foot thereof to azone adjacent the head, and to overlie an infant wearing said gown whenplaced on said mattress and within said element; said gown beingprovided adjacent the bottom thereof with a tape having one end securedto said gown; and said bag-like element having an opening near the bottom thereof adapted to pass said tape; whereby, when an infant wearingsaid gown is positioned on said mattress and within said element, he maybe secured therein after the free end of said tape has been passedthrough said opening and secured exterior of said bag-like element.

3. A sleeping outfit for infants comprising a bottomless gown, providedwith sleeves and a neck opening at the top, and having a tape with oneend thereof secured to the lower part of said gown; an envelope entirelyseparate from said gown, and havin an opening at the top extendingpartially down one side thereof; said envelope being of a size adaptingit to be slipped over and to encase a cib mattress from the foot to azone adjacent the head thereof and to overlie an infant wearing saidgown when said infant is positioned on said mattress within saidenvelope; said envelope being provided adjacent the bottom thereof withan opening therein adapted to pass said tape and positioned to becentrally disposed in the upper side of said envelope when said envelopeis on said mattress; whereby said infant may be secured within saidenvelope after said tape has been passed through said opening andsecured exterior of said envelope.

4. The structure set forth in claim 1 in which said envelope is alsoprovided with a side opening in a zone adjacent and communicating withthe open end thereof; whereby one side of the top thereof, when on saidmattress, may be folded back to facilitate placing the infant in saidenvelope; and said envelope is also provided with means for securing theportions thereof adjacent said side openingtogether to close said sideopenmg.

5 The structure set forth in claim 3 in which the free corners of saidenvelope adjacent the opening in the side thereof are each provided witha tape secured at one end thereto; whereby said side openin may beclosed at the top by tying said tapes together.

6. The structure set forth in claim 3 in which the free corners of saidenvelope adjacent the opening in the side thereof are each. providedwith a tape secured at one end thereto, and the marginal portions ofsaid envelope defining the opening in the side thereof are provided in azone intermediate the top and bottom of said side opening with eyeletadapted to pass said tapes; whereby said side opening may be closed bymerely tying said tapes together, or by first down folding the top ofsaid envelope until said eyelets are in opposed relation and thenpassing said tapes therethrough and tying them together.

7. A sleeping outfit for infants comprising a gown provided with a neckopening at the top, pair of sleeves, and a tape having one end thereofsecured to said gown adjacent the bottom thereof; and an envelopecomprising a bag-like element open at the top and entirely separate fromsaid gown; said envelope having a portion thereof of a size and shapeadapted to surround and enclose at least a portion of a crib mattressadjacent one end of said mattress for securing said element to saidmattress, and a portion adapted to overlie the top of said mattress fromsaid one end thereof to a zone at least closely adjacent the other endthereof; said bag-like element being provided adjacent the bottomthereof with an opening adapted to pass said tape; whereby an infantwearing said gown may be positioned within said bag-like element andsecured therein after said tape has been passed through said opening andsecured exterior of said element.

EDMUNDA R. GAINOR.v

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Gurke Mar. 9, 1943

